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Best uptime monitoring software

Get an alert within a minute when your website, API or scheduled job goes down, and show customers a status page. 10 uptime monitoring services, ranked by points out of 100.

Facts checked 9 Oct 2026 · How we score uptime monitoring services

Not scored yet: Uptime.com, Site24x7 Website Monitoring.

In short

  1. 1
    HyperpingSmall teams that want checks, alerts and a status page in one plan
    89/100
    $24.17/moentry plan price
  2. 2
    Better Stack UptimeSmall engineering teams that want monitoring, on-call and incident alerts in one tool
    81/100
    $29/moentry plan price
  3. 3
    NodePingTeams that need many monitors and check types at a flat monthly price
    68/100
    $25/moentry plan price
  4. 4
    Oh DearAgencies and teams that watch many client sites
    68/100
    $45.83/moentry plan price
  5. 5
    HetrixToolsSmall teams that want many monitors and phone or SMS alerts at a low price
    66/100
    $8.33/moentry plan price
  6. 6
    UptimeRobotSmall sites that want many free monitors and cheap one-minute checks
    65/100
    $10.07/moentry plan price
  7. 7
    OnlineOrNotSmall product teams that want browser checks and status pages in one plan
    62/100
    $12.50/moentry plan price
  8. 8
    ChecklyDeveloper teams that want checks defined in code
    61/100
    $24/moentry plan price
  9. 9
    StatusCakeSmall sites that want one-minute checks from many locations at a low price
    60/100
    $20.41/moentry plan price
  10. 10
    UptrendsSmall teams that want browser checks and many alert channels and can pay from $42 a month
    55/100
    Not publishedentry plan price

How the points add up

Points earned out of the points available in each part of the method.

ProductMonitoring
of 41		Alerts and status page
of 25		Team and trust
of 18		Free plan and price
of 16		Total
Hyperping4025141089
Better Stack Uptime372512781
NodePing34236568
Oh Dear381911068
HetrixTools292131366
UptimeRobot301731565
OnlineOrNot31196662
Checkly36610961
StatusCake341231160
Uptrends232210055

Each uptime monitoring service in brief

1. Hyperping

Hyperping suits small teams that want 30-second checks, on-call schedules and a branded status page at about $24 a month. Alerts reach SMS, phone, Slack, Teams, webhooks and PagerDuty. The catch is that Hyperping holds no SOC 2 or ISO 27001 certification of its own, and browser checks run only every 5 minutes.

Best for: Small teams that want checks, alerts and a status page in one plan. Prices, facts and sources

2. Better Stack Uptime

Better Stack Uptime suits small teams that want fast checks, on-call scheduling and phone and SMS alerts in one product. One licence includes unlimited phone and SMS alerts, Slack and Teams alerts, and one status page. The catch: each person who needs Uptime access needs a paid licence, and more status pages and monitors cost extra.

Best for: Small engineering teams that want monitoring, on-call and incident alerts in one tool. Prices, facts and sources

3. NodePing

NodePing suits teams that want a wide range of check types and many monitors at one flat price. Professional is $25 a month for 200 monitors. The catch: no free plan is listed, no multi-step or browser checks are listed, billing is monthly, and the cheaper Personal plan lacks Slack, PagerDuty, webhooks and the API.

Best for: Teams that need many monitors and check types at a flat monthly price. Prices, facts and sources

4. Oh Dear

Oh Dear suits agencies and teams with many sites, because every feature, user and status page is included and only the site count sets the price. The catch is cost: 10 sites run about $46 a month, 50 sites about $138, and there is no free plan, SLA or SOC 2 report.

Best for: Agencies and teams that watch many client sites. Prices, facts and sources

5. HetrixTools

HetrixTools suits small teams that want a lot of monitors for little money, with SMS and phone alerts and a status page included. Professional is $99.95 a year for 30 monitors. The catch: the fastest check is one minute on every plan, Professional includes only one sub-account, and the terms give no uptime guarantee.

Best for: Small teams that want many monitors and phone or SMS alerts at a low price. Prices, facts and sources

6. UptimeRobot

UptimeRobot suits small sites and freelancers who want a large free plan and cheap one-minute checks. Solo covers the main check types, SSL alerts, heartbeats and a status page on your own domain. The catch: Solo has no team logins, webhooks or PagerDuty, and the page does not name a SOC 2 Type II report or SAML sign-in.

Best for: Small sites that want many free monitors and cheap one-minute checks. Prices, facts and sources

7. OnlineOrNot

OnlineOrNot suits small teams that want fast checks, heartbeat monitoring, browser checks and a branded status page without paying per seat. Pro starts at $15 a month, or $12.50 with a year paid up front. The catch: the free plan is small at 3 monitors, there are only 6 check regions, and the vendor's pages list no phone-call alerts, SAML single sign-on or security certification.

Best for: Small product teams that want browser checks and status pages in one plan. Prices, facts and sources

8. Checkly

Checkly suits developers who want browser and API checks alongside plain uptime monitors, and a free plan with 10 monitors. Starter costs $24 a month for 50 monitors with 1-minute checks. The catch is that status pages are a separate product, 30-second checks cost more, and SSO and the SLA are Enterprise only.

Best for: Developer teams that want checks defined in code. Prices, facts and sources

9. StatusCake

StatusCake suits small sites that want fast checks from many places at a low price. Superior covers the main check types, heartbeats, SSL expiry alerts and all six alert channels. The catch: status pages are sold separately, Superior lists one team member, and no multi-step checks are listed.

Best for: Small sites that want one-minute checks from many locations at a low price. Prices, facts and sources

10. Uptrends

Uptrends suits small teams that want real-browser checks, a full set of alert channels and ISO 27001 from $42 a month. The catch is price and speed: Core checks every 2 minutes, there is no free plan, and the monitor count is set by credits the pricing page does not state. SAML single sign-on is limited to the quote-only Enterprise plan.

Best for: Small teams that want browser checks and many alert channels and can pay from $42 a month. Prices, facts and sources

Every fact, side by side

Each row is one rule of the method and the points it is worth. "–" means the vendor does not publish it, which earns nothing.

Rule (points)HyperpingBetter Stack UptimeNodePingOh DearHetrixToolsUptimeRobotOnlineOrNotChecklyStatusCakeUptrends
Fastest check on the entry plan (10)303060606060306060120
Check types (8)4 of 44 of 44 of 44 of 43 of 44 of 43 of 44 of 44 of 44 of 4
Check locations (5)1843316646643–
SSL certificate expiry alerts (5)YesYesYesYesYesYes–YesYesYes
Cron job (heartbeat) monitoring (8)YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes–
Multi-step or browser checks (5)YesYes–Yes––YesYes–Yes
Alert channels (12)6 of 66 of 65 of 65 of 66 of 64 of 65 of 63 of 66 of 66 of 6
Public status page (6)YesYesYesYesYesYesYes––Yes
Status page on your own domain (3)YesYesYesYesYesYesYes–––
On-call schedules or escalation (4)YesYesYes––––––Yes
SAML single sign-on (5)YesYes–Yes–––No–No
SOC 2 Type II or ISO 27001 (4)NoYes–No–––Yes–Yes
Written uptime guarantee (3)Yes––NoNo–––––
Public API (3)YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Three or more team members (3)YesNoYesYesNoNoYesYesNoYes
Monitors on the free plan (6)2010001550310100
Entry plan price (6)$24.17/mo$29/mo$25/mo$45.83/mo$8.33/mo$10.07/mo$12.50/mo$24/mo$20.41/mo–
Price with 50 monitors (4)$24.17/mo$50/mo$25/mo$137.50/mo$16.66/mo$21.25/mo$35/mo$24/mo$20.41/mo–

Head to head

We read each vendor's own pages, record every fact with its source and date, and score it by the rules on how we score uptime monitoring services. A tie goes to the lower price. Hosted website and API uptime monitors for small teams, used in a browser. Self-hosted tools, observability suites and bundle-only products are left out. "Entry plan" means the cheapest paid plan with at least 10 uptime monitors, billed yearly at its regular price. A feature the vendor lists without naming a plan limit counts for every plan. Vendor claims about speed or quality are shown on product pages but never scored. Prices are in US dollars before tax.